This is a composite drawing of the person believed to be impersonating a police officer made available by the Kent County Sheriff's Department.

GRAND RAPIDS – The police impersonation scam has gone well beyond Grandville, according to area law enforcement officials.

On Tuesday, Grandville Police reported that a woman was in a retail area at Canal Avenue and 44th Street SW about 10 a.m. when she was approached by a woman in her 30s who claimed she was an officer.

The suspect convinced the woman to return to her home, where the impersonator rummaged through the victim's belongings.

Grand Rapids Police now say that Tuesday, a 72-year-old resident walking in his neighborhood near Lake Michigan Drive NW and Collingdale avenue was approached by a woman identifying herself as a police officer and then talked her way into his house after showing a badge.

While in the house, the woman asked the intended victim about his finances and whether there was money in the home.

The woman claimed she was investigating a “counterfeit ring” and said the resident matched the description.

The woman got into an old white station wagon driven by someone else and took off, according to police

Meanwhile, the Kent County Sheriff's Department reports that similar cases occurred in the 3000 and 4000 block of Plainfield Avenue NE on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Kent County investigators say in some cases, the woman appears to be working with a male driver who also identifies himself as a police officer and whom she contacts via a cellular phone.

Wyoming and Portage police departments say they have taken similar reports.

Grand Rapids Lt Paul Warwick says that undercover police have picture identification and should not object if a person wants to call police headquarters to verify that they are a bona fide officer.

"We do not and would not ask the type of questions this person is asking about personal finance and asking to look at their checkbooks," Warwick said.

He said it would be good for people to keep an eye on suspicious activity occurring in their neighborhood.

"If neighbors see a person talking to an elderly person than they might want to to check it out and make sure everything is OK," Warwick said.